I heard on another forum that there was a lot of love for the old Whelen here so I had to join. For some reason it took me three or four tries to get it done, still not sure why. In the 70's I started shooting the Whelen my father built for me. At the time I did not know any one else who shot one. I still only know one other guy other guy who uses one and I think that is from dads influence on him. I have really enjoyed seeing how many others shoot one and like them also.
When I started shooting a Whelen dad had an arctic fit and loaded up close to 1000 rounds. He used 49 grains of 3031 and a 250 grain Hornady spire points. I have never checked but I don't think they were more than 2300 fps. What I did know was every thing they hit died so why mess around. Now with all the new bullets and powders it is neat to see what it can do when pushed.
When I started shooting a Whelen dad had an arctic fit and loaded up close to 1000 rounds. He used 49 grains of 3031 and a 250 grain Hornady spire points. I have never checked but I don't think they were more than 2300 fps. What I did know was every thing they hit died so why mess around. Now with all the new bullets and powders it is neat to see what it can do when pushed.
